Lasting machine



c. M. BAGSHAW LASTING MACHINE Filed Sept 11, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet Oct. 25, 1932.

c. M. BAGSHAW LASTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 11. 1950 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 25, 1932. c, s Aw 1,884,508

LASTING MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Sept. 11, 1930 J75 a "I 8 164 164 %6 Egg Patented Oct. 25, 1932 ATENT FFICE CHARLES MARTIN BAGSHAW, 0F LEICESTER, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERS JERSEY LASTING MAGHIN E Application filed September 11, 1980, Serial No. 481,210, and in Great Britain September 26, 1929.

This invention relates to machines for use in the lasting of boots and shoes, and is here in illustrated as applied to a power-operated heel-end-lasting machine of a type'disclosed 5 in United States Letters Patent No. 1,546,819, granted upon an earlier application of mine on July 21, 1925. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to machines of that particular type.

Heel-end-lasting machines are usually provided with heel-lasting wipers and with a heelend-clamping device or heel band which clampsthe upper materials (hereinafter frequently referred to inclusively as the upper) about the heelend of the last and conforms them to the contour of the end and side faces of the last prior to the operation of the wipers thereon. If the heel-end-lasting operation is performed, as it sometimes is, upon a 0 shoe the sides of which forwardly of the heel end have not been oreviousl lasted there is a tendency for the heel-end-lasting mechanism, and especially the heel band, to displace portions of the upper materials, including the front ends or wings of the heel-end stiffener or counter, relatively to the last, and in operating on that kind of work it is accordingly to usual practice, in order to avoid such displacement, to fasten portions of the assembled upper materials by tacks near the nt end of the heel seat at the opposite sides of the shoe bottom before presenting the shoe to the lasting machine. This operation must be performed with much care and requires a considerable amount of time.

It is an object of tile present invention to obviate any necessity for the above-mentioned,

tacking operatiomand in general also to provide a heelend-lasting machine adapted to operate upon shoes more eifectively and satisfactorily than heretofore. In one important aspect the invention accordingly provides an improved construction and arrangement of means for and controlling portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, the construction shown comprising means for drawing the upper tightly o the last these locations and for laying portions of it inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole or insole (hereinafter referred to generically as the sole) prior to any action such as might tend to displace the upper relatively to the last. In the construction shown such upper-engaging means is mounted upon the movable shoe support characteristic of machines of the illustrated type and is movable by the operator to perform its action upon the upper prior to the movement of the shoe support to carry the shoe into position to be clamped by theheel band. In one form of the invention the means illustrated for thus operating on the upper comprises grippers which grip the marginal portion of the upper and pull as well as lay it inwhich draw the upper tightly over the last and wipe its margin inwardly over the sole, these wipers, as shown, being combined with clamp members which clamp the upper against the sides of the last prior to the action of the wipers on the margin of the upper. T he clamp members, .in the construction shown, are also arranged to centralize the last and shoe relatively to the heel-end-lasting means. I p

In accordance with a further feature, there is provided a novel organization whereby means for engaging and controlling portions of the upper located forwardly of the heel end, for example in the manner above described, is automatically released from the upper in predetermined time relation to the lasting operations on the heel-end portion of the upper.- It is desirable, especially if grippers are used for controlling the upper, that they release the upper prior to the completion of the operation of the heel-lasting wipers, in order to avoid any possibility of objectionable irregularitiesin the upper at the front end of the heel seat; and the machine herein shown is accordingly provided with means to cause the grippers to release the upper after the beginning but prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the upper.

The novel features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described by reference to the ac- Y, A CORPORATION OF NEW heel end companying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a view in side elevation of a machine in which novel features of the invention are embodied, including grippers for controlling portions of the upper located forwardly of the heel end;

Fig. 2 is a viewfpartly in front elevation and partly in section, showing the gripper mechanism and portions of the shoe support;

Fig. 3 shows one of the grippers as it appears when operating on the upper;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing alternative means for controlling the upper;

ig. 5 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the shoe support and the upper-controlling means illustrated in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 shows a portion of the upper-controL ling means of Figs. 4 and 5 as it appears when operating on the upper.

As disclosed in detail in the above-mentioned Letters Patent, the machine herein shown includes in its organization heel-endlasting wipers 10 for wiping the margin of the heel end of an upper inwardly over a sole on a last and a flexible heel band 12 for embracing and clamping the upper about the of the last. The last and shoe are mounted on a shoe support or jack 14 provided with a last pin 16 and with a forepart support or toe rest 18. The jack includes a post 20 which is movable upwardly and downwardly in a bearing member 22 pivoted at 24 on a member 26 fast on the frame of the machine. The post 20 rests upon a step 28 supported by a spring 30 in a lever 32, this lever being connected by a rod 34 to a lever 36 which is operated by a cam 38 on a power-driven cam shaft 40 to raise the jackand shoe at the required time and thus to press the heel end of the shoe up against the wipers 10. The wipers are advanced and closed inwardly over the heel seat by mechanism operated by the cam shaft 40, as fully disclosed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent. Associated with the wipers is upper-fastening mechanism comprising tack tubes 42 and driver bars 44 which drive the tacks through openings in the wipers, the driver bars being operated by a lever 46 controlled by means also described in detail in the Letters Patent mentioned.

By means of a coupling device 48, which includes a spring 50, the jack 14 is connected to a lever 52 fulcrumed at 54 on the frame of the machine, and mounted on the same fulcrum 54 is a bell-crank lever 56 one arm of which engages and acts upon the lower end ortion of the lever 52 while its other arm is connected by a rod 58 to a treadle 60. It will accordingly be understood that the treadle, when depressed by the operator, acts yieldingly through the spring to swing the jack rearwardly and to press the heel end of the shoe against the heel band 12. Thereafter, in the power operation of the machine,

7 a cam 62 on the cam shaft 40 arrives in PC81- tion to act on the upper arm of the lever 52 and thereb to press the heel end of the shoe more forci ly against the heel band.

In the operation of the parts thus far described. the shoe is mounted on the jack and the treadle 60 is depressed to swing the jack rearwardly and thus to press the shoe lightly against the heel band. The operator is then enabled to make any adjustments that observation may show to be necessary. The machine is then started by the use of a starting handle 64, whereupon the cam 62 acts to force the shoe more firmly back against the heel band in the manner above described. Thereafter the wipers 10 are advanced and closed to wipe the margin of the heel end of the upper inwardly over the sole. Substantially at the time when the wipers complete their wiping operation the lever 32 is operated by the cam 38 to raise the jack yieldingly and to ress the shoe more firmly against the lower aces of the wipers. The lever 46 is then released and operates on the driver bars 44 to drive the upper-fastening tacks. After the tacks have been driven the parts are returned to their starting positions, the jack being swung to its foremost position by gravity.

For purposes of this invention, in the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the swinging jack 14 is provided with a pair of grippers which are operated to grip the marginal portion of the upper materials in locations forwardly of but near the heel-end portion of the upper and to pull them inwardly over and lay them upon the outer face of t e sole prior to the movement of the jack to carry the shoe into engagement with the heel band 12. For the purposes in view there are pivotally mounted on a rod 66 carried by the jack 14 a pair of bowed levers 68, and pivoted at 70 on the upper end of each lever there is a bracket 72 which is bifurcated to embrace the end of the lever. Each bracket 72 is provided on its upper face with a slide 74 movable in directions widthwise of the shoe, the inner end of the slide being turned down to provide one jaw 76 of a gripper. That part of the bracket 72 along which the slide 74 is movable has its inner face formed to provide a cooperating gripper jaw 78. A spring 80 confined between the slide 74 and a lug 82 on the bracket tends to move the slide inwardly and thus to hold the gripper normally open. Pivoted at 84 on each bracket 72 is a lever 86 the upper end of which is bifurcated to engage a swivel block 88 mounted on the slide 74 and the lower end of which is connected by a link 90 to an elbow lever 92 freely pivoted on the rod 66, the two links 90 crossing each other near their lower ends. The outer ends of the elbow levers 92 are connected by links 94 to rods 96 which extend downwardly through a crosshead 98. The rods 96 have nuts 100 on their lower ends, and between these nuts and the lower face of the cross-head are compression springs 102, so that when the cross-head is moved downwardly it may act yieldingly on the links 94.

Pivotally connected to the cross-head 98 is a bar 10 which is slidable upwardly and downwardly in a housing 106 carried by the rod 20, the lower end of the bar being connected by a link 108 to a treadle 110. Downward movement is imparted to the cross-head by the treadle against the resistance of a sprin 112 which acts normally upon the bar 104s t3 maintain the parts in their starting positions. There is further provided on the lower side of the cross-head 98 a V-shaped cam block 114 which is arranged in its clownward movement to swing the lower ends of the levers 68 apart. Initially, however, the block 11 1 is positioned considerably above the lower ends of the levers 68 as illustrated by full lines in Fig. 2, so that during the first part of its downward movement it does not act on these levers. Meanwhile the levers 92 are swung downwardly about the rod 66. This causes the gripper-carrying brackets 72 to swing downwardly about their pivots from the normal inoperative positions indicated by full lines in Fig. 2 to the positions indicated by broken lines, the swinging movements of the brackets being adjustably limited by contact of screws 116 thereon with the upper faces of the levers 68. The screws 116 are adjusted so that the grippers are brought to rest substantially in a horizontal plane just clear of the outer face of the sole. Further downward movement of the crosshead 98 then causes the levers 86 to be rocked in directions to move the slides 7 outwardly along the brackets 7 2 against the resistance of the springs and thus to close the grippers upon the upper, the marginal portion of which will have been previously positioned properly by the operator between the gripper jaws. During further depression of the treadle and the cross-head 98 the springs 102 yield and the block 11a acts on the levers 68 to move the grippers inwardly toward each other so that they pull the upper snugly against the sides of the last and lay portions of it inwardly over and upon the outer face of the sole, as illustrated in Fig. The parts are then locked automatically against reverse movement by a pawl 118 (Fig. 1) controlled by a suitable spring (not shown) and engaging ratchet teeth 120 formed on the bar 104.

It will be understood that the engagement of the upper by the grippers and the movement of the grippers as above described are effected by the operator through depression of the treadle 110 while the jack is in its forward or inoperative position with the shoe at a convenient angle for examination by the operator, and that after the upper has been pulled and laid inwardly over the insole by the grippers and while they are still holding the upper the jack is swung rearwardly by means of the treadle 60 to carry the heelend portion of the upper into engagement with the heel band 12. Thereafter the operator starts the power operation of the machine and the heel end of the shoe is lasted in the manner hereinbefore described.

The machine is further provided with automatic means to cause the grippers to release the upper and retire from the shoe after the beginning but prior to the completion of'the operation of the wipers 10 on the upper. For this purpose the pawl 118 is fast on ashaft 122 mounted in hearings in the housing 106, and fast on one end of the shaft is a depending arm 12a. A link 126 connects the arm 124'- to an arm 128 fast on a shaft 130 which is mounted in a bracket 132 on the frame of the machine. Fast on one end of the shaft 180 is an arm 13a which carries an adjustable screw 136. Loosely mounted on the shaft 180 between the arms 128 and 13a is an arm 188 having in its rear end an opening through which loosely passes a vertical rod 140. Nuts 14-2 positioned on thisrod above and below the arm 138 couple the arm to the rod. The rod 140 is pivoted at upper end to a bellcrank lever 1 1 one arm of which is arranged to be operated by a cam (not shown) on the cam shaft 10. When this operation occurs the bell-crank lever M4 is swung in a counterclockwise direction and the rod 140 is lowcred. This causes the arm 188 to engage the screw 136 and upon further downward movement to withdraw the pawl 118 from engagement with the ratchet eeth 120. The spring 112 then acts to raise the bar 10% and thereby to open the grippers and return them to their starting positions. It will be understood that initially the screw 186 is positioned somewhat below the arm 138, as illustrated in Fig. 1, to permit the required idle movement of the arm 18 1 in response to the rearward swinging movement of the jack.

The release of the grippers from the upper. as above described, may be timed to occur in any desired relation to the movement of the wipers 10, although preferably, as stated. before the wipers complete their operation on the upper. Tn heel-seat-lasting machines it is common to impart to the wipers successive inward movements over the heel seat, and as applied to organization of that character the cam for operating the bellcrank lever 144 will preferably be so arranged as to release the grippers from the upper after the completion of the first overwiping movement of the wipers but before the beginning of the second overwlping movement. Portions of tie margin of the upper immediately at the rear of the grippers will therefore be free to conform readily to the flatits SOI

toning action of the wipers on the upper in the second overwiping movement. This avoids any possibility of objectionable irregularities in the margin of the upper imme diately in front of the heel seat by reason of the upturned position of portions of the margin engaged by the grippers at the time of the lasting.

Instead of the gripper mechanism above described the machine may be provided with upper-controlling means of the character illustrated in Figs. 4, and 6. In the construction shown in these figures there are mounted on a rod 146 on the jack, corresponding in location to the rod 66 previously described, a pair of levers 148 the upper ends of which are provided with shoe-engaging pads 150. These pads are carried by stems 152 (Fig. 5) which are mounted in arms 154 supported on upwardly extending pivot pins 156 in the levers 148. The stems 152 are free to turn in their hearings in the arms 154 to permit the pads to adjust themselves to the contour of the sides of the last, the pads being arranged to engage the upper in locations just forwardly of the heel-end portion of the shoe. The arms 154 carry threaded studs 158 which are arranged to contact with portions of the levers 148 to limit outward swinging movements of the arms about the pins 156, these studs being adjustable to vary the distance between the pads 150 for shoes of different widths.

The lower ends of the levers 148 are spaced a art and are provided with cam rolls 160 ig. 5). Slidable upwardly and downwardly at the lower ends of the levers is a cam block 162 the lower end of which is formed on each side with a comparatively short in clined cam face 164, while the sides 166 of the block above these cam faces are parallel and vertical. The block 162 is connected to the upper end of a bar 168 which is mounted and operated by a treadle in the same manner as the bar 104 of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The arrangement is such that at the beginning of the downward movement of the treadle the inclined cam faces 164 act on the levers 148 to force the pads 150 against the shoe, so that the pads grip and centralize the last laterally in proper relation to the heel-lasting wipers and also clamp the upper materials against the last. the pressure of the pads on the upper, however, being such as to permit the operator to efl'ect readily any necessary adjustment of the lining, counter and upper leather by hand pincers.

Supported on the rod 146 behind the levers 148 is a second pair of levers 170 the lower ends of which extend slightly below the ends of the levers 148 and are provided with cam rolls 172 arranged to be engaged by inclined cam faces 174 formed on a part of the block 162 at the rear of that part which is provided with the camfaces 164. The upper ends of the levers 170 are provided each with a wiping and clamping member 17 6 which in its normal inoperative position is well clear of the shoe as illustrated in Fig. 4. When the cam block 162 is moved downward far enough to operate on the levers 170, the members 176 are carried into engagement with the upstanding marginal portion of the upper in substantially the same locations as the grippers in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, i. e., just forwardly of the heelend portion of the upper which is to be operated upon by the wipers 10, although these members may to a small extentoverlap the heel-end portion. The members 176 in operation first press the margin of the upper against the sole at the edge of the shoe bottom and then wipe it inwardly over and upon the outer face of the sole while drawing it tightly to the sides of the last above the clamp members 150 by their frictional engagement therewith. Each wiper member 176 is mounted by means of a pivot stud 178 on a lug 180 extending rearwardly from a. bifurcated bracket 182 which is mounted on the upper end of the lever 170 and is pivoted thereon at 184. A stem 186 extends upwardly from each lever 170 through an opening in the bracket 182, and a spring 188 confined between the top of the bracket and an ad j ustabie nut 190 on the stem 186 presses each wiper 176 downwardly but permits it to yield upwardly when pressed against the shoe.

The arrangement of the lower ends of the pairs of levers 148 and 170 and the cam block 162 is such that by a partial depression of the treadle the levers 148 are first operated to cause the pads 150 to engage and centralize the shoe on the last pin and to clamp the upper materials against the last. If it is found that no adjustment of the upper materials is necessary, or after effecting such adjustment by hand pincers or otherwise, the operator depresses the treadle further, whereupon the cam faces 174 act on the lower ends of the levers 170 and thus move the wipers 1T6 inwardly over the shoe bottom in the manner above described. 1V hile the wipers are thus being moved inwardly the cam rolls 160 on the lovers 148 engage the parallel sides 166 of the cam block 162, so that the pressure of the pads 150 on the upper is maintained. It will be understood that these operations are performed while the jack is in its forward position, the same as in the previously described use of the grippers shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and also that the parts are maintained in operative relation to the shoe by a suitable pawl engaging ratchet teeth on the bar 168. This pawl may be controlled by automatic means such as that shown in Fig. 1 to cause the wipers 176 and the clamp members 150 to release the shoe in automatically determined time relation to the heel-end-lasting operation, and it-may be at that stage of the operation when the grippers of Figs. 1 and 2 are made to release the upper, although the relation of the wipers 176 to the shoe is such that there is not the same need for their withdrawal from the shoe prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the shoe that there is in the use of the grippers. Alternatively any other suitable means may be provided for controlling the pawl to effect the release of the wipers and clamp members. The pivotal connections 178 between the wipers 176 and the lugs 180 permit these wipers to be pushed forwardly along the shoe by the wipers 10 in case they should occupy such positions as to lie partially in the path of movement of the wipers regarded as the heel-end portion.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means'for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of means constructed and arranged to engage portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and to lay them inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last prior to any substantial clamping action of said clamping means on the heel end of the upper.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of devices arranged to engage portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and movable inwardly over the bottom of the last to draw the upper tightly over the last, and a member for operating said devices simultaneously prior to any substantial clamping action of said clamping means on the heel end of the upper.

3. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of wipers arranged to engage portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and movable to draw the upper tightly over the last and to wipe it inwardly over the outer face of a sole on the last priorto any substantial clamping action of said clamping means on the heel end of the upper.

ll. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of means for clamping the upper against the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion and for also laying its marginal portion in those locations inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last prior to the clamping of the heel end of the upper by said end-clamping means. i

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of members arranged to clamp the upper against the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of said enclclamping means but near the heel end of the upper, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said clamp members, and means for operating said clamp members and wipers prior to any substantial clamping action of said end-clamping means on the heel end of the upper.

6. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of means movable at the will of the operator prior to the operation of said clamping means on the upper to engage portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and to lay them inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last.

7 In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including means for clamping an upper about the heel end of a last, of devices arranged to engage portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and movable inwardly over the bottom of the last to draw the upper ti htly over the last, and a member movable by the operator to operate said devices prior to the operation of said clamping means on the heel end of the upper.

8. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heelendlasting mechanism, of means movable at the will of the operator to engage portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of a last and to lay them inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of devices for engaging and controlling the marginal portion of an upper extending beyond the edge of a sole on a last at the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near the heel-end portion of the upper, and amember movable by the operator to operate said devices in unison of an upper located forwardly of but near itsheel-end portion at the opposite sides of a last and movable inwardly over the bottom of the last to draw the upper tightly over the a last, and a treadle for operating said devices prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine.

11. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of wipers arranged to engage portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of a last and movable inwardly over the outer face of a sole on the last to lay the upper over the sole, and means for operating said wipers prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine.

12. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of'means controlled by the operator for clamping an upper against the opposite sides of a last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion and for also laying its margin in those locations inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine.

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp aga nst the opposite sides of a last in locations spaced from the edge of the last bottom portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, other members arranged to engage and control the marginal portion of the upper in substantially the same locations len thwise of the last as said clamp members, means movable under control of the operator for operating said clamp members and margin-engaging members prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine.

14. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp against the opposite sides of a last portions of an upper located forwardly of its heel-end portion, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last at its opposite sides, and a treadle for operating said clamp members and wipers.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of means movable under control of the operator prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine first to clamp against the opposite sides of a last portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, while aifording the operator opportunity to adjust the upper materials relatively to the last, and then to lay the marginal portion of the upper in those %ocations inwardly over the bottom of the ast.

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp against the opposite sides of a last portions of an upper located forwardly of its heel-end portion, other members arranged to engage the marginal portion of the upper in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said clamp members and movable widthwise of the last to draw the upper tightly over the last, and means movable by the open ator for first operating said clamp members to clamp the upper and for then operating said margin-engaging members.

17. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of means movable by the operator to engage portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of a last and to lay them inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last prior to the operation of said end-lasting mechanism on the upper.

18. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of devices for engaging and controlling portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heelend portion at the opposite sides of a last,and treadle-operated cam means movable by the operator to impart operative movements to said devices prior to the operation of said endlasting mechanism on the upper.

19. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the heel end of an upper inwardly over a sole on a last, of means movable by the operator to lay portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion inwardly over and upon the outer face of the sole prior to the operation of said wipers on the upper.

20. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-ehddasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp against the opposite sides of a last portions of an upper located forwardly of its heel'end portion, other members arranged to engage and control the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides of the last, and a member movable by the operator and arranged to impart operative movements directly to said clamp members and said margin-engaging members.

21. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp against the opposite sides in 'l of a last portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, other members arranged to engage and control the marginal portion of the upper in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said clamp members, and treadle-operated cam means movable by the operator t impart operative movements to said clamp members and said marginengaging members.

-2. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp against the opposite sides of a last portions of an upper located forwar lly of its heel-end portion, other mem bers arranged to engage and control the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides of the last, levers on which said different members are mounted, and means movable by the operator and arranged to impart operative movements directly to said levers in predetermined time relation to one another.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of means movable by the operator, prior to the operation of said enddasting mechanism, to clamp against the sides of last portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-' end portion and then to lay the marginal portion of the upper in those locations inwardly over the bottom of the last.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to clamp against the opposite sides of a last portions of an upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, other members arranged to engage and lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said clamp members, and means movable at the will of the operator to operate first said clamp members and then said margin-engaging members.

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of m mbers arranged to engage the opposite sides of a shoe on a last in locations forwardly of but near the heel-end portion of the shoe to centralize the shoe and last relatively to said lasting mechanism.

26. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, of members arranged to engage the opposite sides of ashoe on a last in locations forwardly of but near the heel-end portion of the shoe to centralize the shoe and last relatively to said lasting mechanism, other members movable to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last at its opposite sides in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said centralizing' members, and means controlled by the operator for moving the several members to their operative positions prior to the heelend-lasting operation.

27. In lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of means movable with said shoe support for engaging portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and for laying them inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last prior to the operation of said lasting mechanism on the upper.

28. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of devices carried by said shoe support for engaging the marginal portion of the upper in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last, said devices being movable inwardly over the bottom of the last to draw the upper tightly over the last, and a member movable to operate said devices in unison prior to said movement of the shoe support.

29. In a lasting machine, the combination with heelend-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of devices movable with said shoe support for engaging and controlling the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, and a treadle for operating said devices prior to said movement of the shoe support.

30. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of wipers carried by said shoe support and arranged to wipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last at its opposite sides in locations forwardly of but near the heel-end portion of the upper.

31. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of members for engaging and controll ng portions of the upper at the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, levers carried by the shoe support and on which said members are mounted, and a cam member movable to operate said levers prior to the movement of the shoe support.

32. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of means carried by the shoe support for clamping the upper against the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion and for also laying its margin in those ISO ' locations inwardly over and upon the outer face of a sole on the last.

33. In a lasting machine. the combination with heel-end-lasting me sm, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of members carried by said shoe support i'or clamping the upper against the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, and other members carried by said shoe support and movable to lay the marg'nal portion of the upper inwardly over and upon the outer face of asole on the last in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said clamp members.

34. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to car'y a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of clamp members carried by said shoe support for clamping the upper at the opposite sides of the last in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, other members carried by said shoe support and movable to lay the upper 1nwardly over the bottom of the last in substan tially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said clamp members, and means movable to operate first said clamp members and then said other members in predetermined time relation to one another.

35. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of: devices carried by said shoe suppo t for engaging the shoe at its opposite sides in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion to centralize the shoe and last relatively to said lasting mechanism.

36. In a lasting machine. the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into posit-i0 to be operated upon by said lasting mechan m, of members carried by said shoe support for engaging the shoe at its opposite sides in locations forwardly of but near its heel-end portion to centralize the shoe and lastrelatively to said lasting mechanism. other members carried by the shoe support for W g and controlling the marginal portion of the upper in substantially the same locations lengthwise of the last as said centralizing members, and means for moving the several members to their operative positions prior to the movement of the shoe support.

37. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechrnism including wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the heel end of an upper inwardly over a sole on a last, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to devices on the upper.

38. In a lasting machine, the combination with hcel-end-lasting mechanism including wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the heel end of an upper inwardly over a sole on a last, of mechanism for engaging and controlling portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last, and automatic means to cause said upper-engaging mechanism to release the upper after the beginning but prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the upper.

39. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the heel end of an upper inwardly over a sole on a last, of mechanism for engaging portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last and for laying them inwardly over and upon the outer face of the sole prior to the operation of the wipers on the heel end of the upper, and automatic means to cause said upper-engaging mechanism to release the upper prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the upper.

40. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of mech anism carried by said shoe support for engaging and controlling portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last, and automatic means to cause said upper-engaging mechanism to release the upper in predetermined time relation to the heel-end-lasting operation.

41. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of devices movable by the operator to engage and control portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion,.means for maintaining said devices in operative position, and automatic means for releasing said devices from the upper in predetermined time relation to the hcel-end-lasting operation.

42. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of devices carried by said shoe support and movable at the will of the operator for engaging and controlling portions of the upper located forwardly of but near itsvheel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last, mechanism for retaining said devices in operative position, and automatic means to cause said retaining mechanism to release said devices in predetermined time relation to the heelend-lasting operation.

43. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism comprising means for laying the marginal portion of an upper about the heel end of a last inwardly over a sole on the last and for fastening it in lasted position, of mechanism for engaging and controlling in the heel-endlasting operation portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last, and automatic means to cause said controlling mechanism to release in an unfastened condition the portions of the upper controlled thereby in predetermined time relation to the operation of the heel-end-lasting mechanism on the upper.

44. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism comprising wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper about the heel end of a last inwardly over a sole on the last and means for fastening it in lasted position, of mechanism for engaging and controlling portions of the upper located forwardly of but near its heelend portion at the opposite sides of the last, and automatic means to cause said controlling mechanism to release in an unfastened condition the portions of the upper controlled thereby after the beginning but prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the heel end of the upper.

45. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including wipers for wiping the margin of the heel end of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last, of grippers arranged to engage and control port-ions of the margin of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion at the opposite sides of the last, and automatic means to cause said grippers to release the upper after the beginning but prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the upper.

46. In a lasting machine, the combination with power-operated heel-end-lasting mechanism, of grippers movable by the operator to grip and pull portions of the margin of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, and automatic means to cause said grippers to release the upper in predetermined time relation to the heel-endlasting operation.

47. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of grippers carried by said shoe support for gripping and pulling portions of the margin of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, and automatic means to cause said grippers to release the upper in predetermined time relation to the heel-end lasting operation.

48. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said lasting mechanism, of grippers carried by said shoe support for gripping and pulling portions of the margin of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion, a treadle for operating said grippers, a device for holding the grippers in operative position, and automatic means to cause said device to release the grippers in predetermined time relation to the heel-endlasting operation.

49. In a lasting machine, the combination with heel-end-lasting mechanism including wipers for wiping the margin of the heel end of an upper inwardly over a sole on a last, and a shoe support mounted for movement to carry a last and shoe into position to be operated upon by said wipers, of grippers carried by said shoe support and movable by the operator to grip portions of the margin of the upper located forwardly of but near its heel-end portion and to pull them inwardly over the sole, means for holding said grippers in operative position, and automatic means to cause the grippers to release the upper after the beginning but prior to the completion of the operation of the wipers on the upper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES MARTIN BAGSHAW. 

